10 BJ's Wholesale Club operations leaders
Scott Schmadeke, Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, leads this group of BJ's Wholesale Club operations leaders, which also includes vice presidents of distribution and logistics operations and distribution directors. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at BJ's Wholesale Club from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brian L Young
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Distribution · BJ's Wholesale Club
Brian L Young has been Senior Vice President, Distribution at BJ's Wholesale Club since November 2024. At BJ's, Brian L Young was also Senior Vice President, Ambient Distribution from 2022 to 2024, Vice President Distribution and Fulfillment from 2020 to 2022, a Senior Director from 2018 to 2020 and Director - Distribution Region II from 2015 to 2018.
Jeff Avery
LinkedInExperience: Director- Distribution · BJ's Wholesale Club
Jeff Avery has been Director- Distribution at BJ's Wholesale Club since December 2024, based in the Philadelphia area. At BJ's, Jeff Avery also lists Sr. DC Operations Manager from 2022 to 2025, DC Operations Manager E-Commerce & B2B from 2019 to 2022 and Warehouse Manager from 1996 to 2019.
Juan Yuli
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Fresh Operations · BJ's Wholesale Club
Juan Yuli has been Senior Director of Fresh Operations at BJ's Wholesale Club since April 2024, with a headline that adds quality control, based in the Boston area. At BJ's, Juan Yuli was also a Regional Director Of Operations from 2020 to 2024, a General Manager from 2014 to 2020 and a Sr. Operations Manager from 2012 to 2014.
Keith Moore
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Distribution · BJ's Wholesale Club
Keith Moore has been Vice President of Distribution at BJ's Wholesale Club since October 2025, based in McKinney, Texas. Keith Moore was Vice President Global Distribution & Logistics, Americas at Crocs from 2023 to 2025, Head of Distribution and Production Operations-Logistics at Petco from 2021 to 2023 and Regional Vice President, Fulfillment and Transportation at Staples from 2007 to 2019.
Mark Stephens
LinkedInExperience: Director Operations COE · BJ's Wholesale Club
Mark Stephens has been Director Operations COE at BJ's Wholesale Club since November 2021, based in the Boston area. At BJ's, Mark Stephens was also Sr Manager Workforce Management from 2019 to 2021, Club Analytics Lead from 2017 to 2019, Asset Protection Lead from 2015 to 2017 and Sales Operations Lead from 2013 to 2015.
Michael Lavallee
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Distribution - North · BJ's Wholesale Club
Michael Lavallee has been Sr. Director Distribution - North at BJ's Wholesale Club since September 2025, based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. At BJ's, Michael Lavallee was also Director Distribution from 2022 to 2025, a SR. DC Operations Manager in 2022 and an Operations Manager from 2019 to 2022.
Rick Hemingway
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director DC Strategic Optimization · BJ's Wholesale Club
Rick Hemingway has been Senior Director DC Strategic Optimization at BJ's Wholesale Club since February 2023, based in Jacksonville, Florida. At BJ's, Rick Hemingway was also Senior Director - Distribution from 2019 to 2023, Director Distribution from 2016 to 2019 and an AVP from 2010 to 2016, and was a General Manager at Williams-Sonoma from 2004 to 2010.
Ronald Cantelli
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Perishable Distribution · BJ's Wholesale Club
Ronald Cantelli is a former Director of Perishable Distribution at BJ's Wholesale Club, a role held from April 2014 to June 2017. At BJ's, Ronald Cantelli was also Assistant Vice President of Supply Chain / Manager of Supply Chain from 2007 to 2014 and General Manager of New England Distribution from 2000 to 2007.
Scott Schmadeke
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer · BJ's Wholesale Club
Scott Schmadeke has been Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer at BJ's Wholesale Club since November 2024, overseeing club operations, supply chain and asset protection and safety. Scott Schmadeke was Senior Vice President Field and Fresh Operations at BJ's from 2018 to 2024 and Vice President Operations at Albertsons Companies from 2016 to 2018.
Tim Quinn
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Logistics Operations · BJ's Wholesale Club
Tim Quinn has been Vice President Logistics Operations at BJ's Wholesale Club since March 2022, based in Worcester, Massachusetts. At BJ's, Tim Quinn was also Director, Distribution Operations from 2017 to 2022, Manager of Logistics Budget and Analysis from 2010 to 2017 and Logistics Strategic Planning Manager from 2007 to 2010.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your operations role at BJ's Wholesale Club?
- 02How do you balance cost, speed and freshness in the operations you lead?
- 03What has your own operations work at BJ's Wholesale Club taught you about running a warehouse club well?
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